Environmental Drivers of Vector-borne and Zoonotic Diseases: Leveraging Remote Sensing in Public Health Summary: Vector-borne and zoonotic diseases are responsible for one-sixth of disease and disability worldwide. Their distribution and spread is highly dependent on the environment. In the face of the environmental changes brought about by the Earth-system crisis, remote sensing has gained renewed…

Using Satellite Data for Species Distribution Modeling with GRASS GIS and R Registration opening soon! Summary: Species distribution models (SDM) have traditionally used climatic data as predictors of habitat suitability for the target species. In this hands-on studio, we will explore the use of satellite data to derive relevant predictors. We will perform satellite data…

Envisioning Urban Futures: How Scenario-Based Modeling Can Shape Adaptive and Sustainable Pathways to Climate Resilience Speaker: Dr. Georgina Sanchez, Research Scholar and Faculty Fellow, Center for Geospatial Analytics, NC State Introduction by: To be announced. Summary: Geospatial modeling provides a means to explore and visualize growth trajectories that align with the evolving needs of our…

The MGIST Digital Symposium is an opportunity for our graduating professional master’s students to present their Capstone projects to the geospatial community at NC State and beyond. This includes student peers, alumni, faculty and staff from across the university, and our community and industry partners. This is a tremendous professional development and networking opportunity for our…

From Software Distribution to Species Distribution: an Engineer’s Journey into Marine Spatial Ecology Speaker: Mr. Jason Roberts, Research Associate, Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University Hosted by: Dr. DelWayne Bohnenstiehl, Professor in the Department of Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, and CGA Faculty Fellow Summary: Species distribution models increasingly drive regulatory and policy decisions for…

Spatiotemporal Impacts of Urban Rail Systems on Residential and Commercial Areas Speaker: Dr. Eleni Bardaka, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE), and CGA Faculty Fellow Introduction by: Dr. Ashly Cabas, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering (CCEE), and CGA Faculty Fellow Summary: Forthcoming. About the speaker: Forthcoming.

Monitoring Dryland Ecosystem Function with Multi-Source and Multi-Scale Remote Sensing Speaker: Dr. Matt Dannenberg, Assistant Professor, Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences, University of Iowa Hosted by: Dr. Chris Jones, Senior Research Staff and Faculty Fellow, Center for Geospatial Analytics, NC State Summary: Drylands make up ~40% of Earth’s land surface and are home to…

Geospatial Analytics Ph.D. students will share current research in a series of short talks. Speakers: > Christina Perella – Climate as Push and Pull: Forecasting Movement of US Populations (co-advised by Dr. Adam Terando and Dr. Jelena Vukomanovic) Abstract: Human choices and preferences shape and impact landscapes. Historically, migration has been driven in large part by push…

Liberatory Innovation: Critical GIS as a Tool for Civic Imagination Speaker: Nick Okafor, Founder and Executive Director @ trubel&co, and doctoral student at Stanford University  Hosted by: Dr. Aaron Hipp, Professor of Community Health and Sustainability, Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism Management, and Associate Director of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Center for Geospatial Analytics Summary:…